The Great Vampire General is a Girl! - Chapter 65

She glanced at Valerie who seemed to be just watching while occasionally chatting with Chloe. She was aware of her husband’s interaction with Brianna but chooses to ignore it.

Valerie was a noble girl who knew how to act. She wouldn’t embarrass herself by asking about Raphael’s relationship with that girl let alone acting like a jealous wife.

Raphael had promised that he would not betray his marriage. So he couldn’t possibly seduce another woman. Raphael’s pride was too high to do that. He was a noble who cared about his image.

Besides, Valerie had asked Chloe enough questions about Brianna. She didn’t feel that the girl was a threat to her.

“I told you, His Grace asked me to come here..I can also have other business. I don’t always have to bother you, do I? You can’t ask me to go home after I explained what my father ordered me to do,” Brianna folded her arms a little haughtily.

“Welcome to the Chastain family residence, My Lady,” Valerie, who was starting to get restless because the girl seemed to be starting to make things difficult for Raphael, finally greeted her.

Brianna didn’t pay much attention earlier, because she was only focused on Raphael. But she felt intimidated to see a strange girl she had never seen roaming the Chastain mansion. She knew all the women who worked at his ex-fiancé’s house and she had never seen a young lady as beautiful as Valerie there.

Brianna finally realized that she was Raphael’s new wife.

“How dare you, a lowly noble greet me who’s a duke’s daughter,” Brianna said haughtily while glaring at Valerie. She was disappointed, obviously. She hoped Raphael’s new wife would be normal. She thinks his new wife was a homely girl who knows only to obey her husband and dress modestly. Because the Chastains might only dare to propose to girls from families with the title of Marquess or below.

“Oh, is there a rule in Acheron that we are not allowed to greet the duke’s daughter?” Valerie asked innocently. She didn’t like the girl. She was also the daughter of a duke but she had never behaved like that towards those who had a title below her family.

“Brianna, she’s Valerie..she was also the daughter of a duke. You must have heard of the name Dubois who ruled Lapella. I hope you don’t embarrass yourself any further,” Raphael said in a slight whisper.

“Oh, is she your new wife? No way! How could the Chastains propose to the daughter of a duke to be their daughter-in-law? Chastain is only the rank of Marquess. How much dowry did you pay to Dubois? Oh, is she maybe not the legitimate daughter of the Dubois family, that’s why you guys can propose to her?” .

Brianna couldn’t hide her sadness and disappointment. So she uttered a series of sentences that embarrassed herself.

“The Dubois family is a respectable family. Why are you so obsessed with titles anyway? I will not stay silent if you insult my family like that,” said Valerie again feeling angry.

“Valerie, calm down. I’m sorry. Brianna, go home. I have to forbid you from coming here again because I won’t let anyone disturb my wife,” Raphael emphasized once again.

“Why don’t you believe that I came here on the orders of the Duke?” Brianna grumbled. He then took out a folded piece of document from her carry-on bag. It was a signed letter bearing the Delacroux family stamp.

“Now will you hear me, sir Raphael Chastain?” Brianna spoke a little sarcastically.

“Okay, we’ll talk in the library.”

“I’ll come with you,” Valerie said.

“What? But this is Chastain’s business.”

“Raphael, my name is also Valerie Chastain now. You mustn’t forget it,” the silver-haired girl reminded.

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“I don’t want to sit too close to her,” Brianna complained.

“What now?” Raphael took a deep breath trying to be patient.

“Her hair is silver, as if it could kill me. I’m a vampire. If I were you, I wouldn’t want to be near her..what if her hair stabs you and you burn to death?” Brianna said annoyingly.

“I can’t die because of my wife’s hair,”

“Gosh, how can anyone be as annoying as you?” Valerie complained that she didn’t want to lose.

Brianna was probably one of the prettiest girls Valerie has ever known. In Lapella she occupies the top social position so she has the right to choose the friends she likes. She always avoided arrogant people like Brianna because Valerie didn’t like pretending to be nice to someone.

Brianna may often receive rejection or criticism. Raphael himself had been complaining about her impolite attitude. But she was the daughter of a Duke, it seemed not many would dare to rebuke her in front of her face blatantly.

“So, what does Duke Delacroux want to tell me?” Raphael wants to speed things up. He always felt tired every time he had to interact with Brianna. He wanted to end it.

“He wants to ask Commander Chastain for help in investigating the events at the border.”

“About the loss of livestock and human children there?” Valerie guessed.

“Right, how did you know?” Brianna looked suspicious.

“The knights told me,”

“Isn’t there a preliminary conclusion? The knights of Delacroux don’t know the culprit yet?”

“The culprit was a vampire,” Brianna said.

“What? That doesn’t sound good..because the humans will become hostile towards us,” Raphael responded, he thought.

“I heard that more than half of Chastain’s knights have already been deployed to assist at the Duke’s residence. Isn’t that enough?” Investigate Valerie.

“They’re not very useful, because we can never find the culprit. That’s why it’s suspected that it wasn’t a normal vampire who did it,” Brianna whispered slightly as she said it.

Not a normal vampire? Valerie’s mind immediately went to the Shadows with special powers who had escaped from Lapella a while ago. Raphael probably thought the same thing.

“Essentially, the Duke decided to engage the Florentia knights to investigate this..we have already conveyed it to the Florentia headquarters in Acheron. But the truce and the post-war made things slower. I guess a lot of the knights are on leave and they can’t move without their commander’s orders. since you’re here, we thought we’d just ask you for help,” Brianna said again.

“Right now I’m on my honeymoon, I just got married. I don’t want to leave my wife alone in the mansion. We just arrived yesterday, so—”

“I’ll come too, Raphael,” Valerie voiced.

“I think I can help you guys a bit. Aren’t I a Florentia knight too? I wouldn’t be willing to be left at home while you have fun,” Valerie continued with a smile.

She wanted to test her theory.. If she was in life and death situations more often, maybe Apollon would show his magical power.